The protective effects of Schisandra chinensis fruit extract and its lignans against cardiovascular disease: A review of the molecular mechanisms

Fitoterapia

Volumn 97, Issue , 2014, Pages 224-233

  Chun, Jung Nyeo ^a,b   Cho, Minsoo ^c   So, Insuk ^a,b   Jeon, Ju Hong ^a,b  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Lignans; Molecular mechanism; Schisandra chinensis; Signaling pathway

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; GOMISIN; GOMISIN A; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; LIGNAN DERIVATIVE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SCHISANDRA CHINENSIS EXTRACT; SCHISANDRIN A; SCHISANDRIN C; SCHIZANDRIN B; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; LIGNAN; PLANT EXTRACT;

APOPTOSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SAFETY; FRUIT; HEART MUSCLE FIBROSIS; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATATION; ANIMAL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DRUG EFFECTS; FIBROSIS; PHYTOTHERAPY; SCHISANDRA;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FIBROSIS; FRUIT; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; LIGNANS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; SCHISANDRA; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 84904013627     PISSN: 0367326X     EISSN: 18736971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2014.06.014     Document Type: Review

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